Oklahoma City officer charged with assault after forcefully subduing 71-year-old man over traffic ticket.

Oklahoma City police officer Sgt. Joseph Gibson has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after he forcibly subdued a 71-year-old man, Lich Vu, during an argument over a traffic ticket on October 27. The incident, captured on body-worn camera, resulted in Vu suffering a brain bleed, broken neck, and eye socket fracture. Vu remains hospitalized, and Gibson was placed on administrative leave pending the investigation. The case has sparked outrage in Oklahoma City's Vietnamese community.

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